Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 13 compound words that contain reactor. The most common are listed below. Open reactor in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- nuclear reactorAny device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.
- fusion reactora thermonuclear reactor that relies on the controlled fusion of light elements into heavier elements, with the attendant release of huge amounts of energy. In practice, satisfactory results have not yet been achieved.
- pressurized water reactorA type of nuclear reactor which uses pressurized light water as a neutron moderator and coolant.
- chemical reactorAny vessel designed to hold the compounds involved in a chemical reaction; a reaction vessel
- pebble-bed reactorA form of nuclear reactor using spherical fuel elements which are individually processed and fed through the reactor.
- atomic reactorSynonym of nuclear reactor: Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other …
- fast reactorA nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more efficiently and generates …
- breeder reactorA nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.
- heavy-water reactorA type of nuclear reactor which uses heavy water as a neutron moderator.
- light water reactorA nuclear reactor which uses light water as a neutron moderator.
- fast-neutron reactorAlternative form of fast reactor: A nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much …
- fast-breeder reactorA nuclear plant which produces fissionable material from high-energy neutrons as a byproduct in excess of the amount it uses to operate.
- reactor scramAn automatic safety feature of nuclear reactors where the control rods are automatically dropped into the reactor core when any of several emergency conditions are reached.
- saturable reactoran iron-core inductor whose inductance may be changed by varying the permeability of the core; used to control large alternating currents such as in theatre light dimmers
- hot reactorA person whose blood pressure and heart rate increase abnormally in response to stress.
- reactor scramsplural of reactor scram: An automatic safety feature of nuclear reactors where the control rods are automatically dropped into the reactor core when any of several emergency conditions are reached.
Compound words 13
- varactorA solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.
- angioreactorA very small silicone cylinder, filled with an angiogenic material, placed beneath the skin in order to investigate angiogenesis
- attoreactorAn attoscale reactor made by the junction of two nanofibres.
- microreactorA very small-scale reactor
- minireactorA small-scale reactor
- nonreactorSomeone who cannot react; one who does not react.
- seroreactorA seroreactive organism
- sonoreactorA chemical reactor in which ultrasound is used to enhance reaction
- bioreactorA vat or pressure vessel, containing microorganisms or biochemically active substances, used for biotechnological processes such as fermentation, waste recycling, or making drugs.
- georeactorA geologically occurring slow fission reactor, especially in the Earth's past.